Biography
Mauricio Limón was trained in Visual Arts at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and Industrial Design at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) both in Mexico City. Recently he has awarded by The Pollock-Krasner Foundation for the annual grant 2010. His work has been exhibited at venues around the world, including: Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, México (2003,2006), Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (2005), P74 Center and Gallery, Ljubljana-Eslovenia (2007), Musee d'art Contemporain du Val de Marne, Paris (2007), Casa Luis Barragán, México (2007), Museo de Arte Moderno, México (2008, 2010), Centre Pompidou, Paris (2008) Centro de Arte 2 de Mayo-CA2M, Madrid (2010); San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, (2010-2011) La MaMa La Galleria, New York (2011)
Limon has created a body of work that includes; video, drawing, painting, installation and performance. The most recurrent themes in his work are generally taken from popular contexts in which he has been involved, creating personal relations as objects of study and experimentation, which he dignifies and turns into poetry. The integration of street work activities in ML´s work is another constant, generally from a position of respect and dignity. A clear example is in Big Fellow, where hundreds of cotton candy layers filled the inside of a trolleybus; by way of a fan, thousands of pink and blue sugar fibers were released like wispy clouds emerging from a steam engine onto the walls and windows, creating a fantastic landscape. The continuous degradation of the cotton candy, because of its interaction with the visitors, emphasizes the process and the ephemeral qualities of the work. This work was carried out in collaboration with a cotton candy vendor.
